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Christmas is coming—break out the eggnog and candy canes! But for church communicators, this isn’t always a season of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Christmas often means pulling out all the stops—adorable pageants, packed pews, beloved music. Not to mention planning it all on a very limited budget. For many communicators, planning your Christmas services often starts too late and never seems to end. Just when you think you’ve unraveled that last knot of Christmas lights, someone dumps another pile in your lap. Save the stress this season. Drawing on the expertise of more than a dozen church communicators, this book covers what you need to know about planning Christmas for your church: starting early, embracing tradition, recognizing your limits, spreading social media cheer and more. It’s an ideal companion for communicators with the weight of the season on their shoulders. This is one gift you’ll definitely want to open early. Contributors: Stephen Brewster, Robert Carnes, Josh Cody, Evan Courtney, DJ Chuang, Katy Dunigan, Kelley Hartnett, Kevin D. Hendricks, Jonathan Malm, Anne Marie Miller, Paul Prins, Karen Shay-Kubiak, Dave Shrein and Darrell Vesterfelt.

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I've been in church communications for about 12 years now. This is one of the most practical books targeted at church communicators that I've read yet. Tons of great ideas that have inspired our Christmas planning and helped me keep proper focus as we head into one of our busiest seasons!

I got a review copy of God Rest Ye Stressed Communicators a few weeks ago. I figured I would just read it on my computer and then write my review. But I had to stop about a third of the way in and print it out. I was loosing track of what idea or advice I wanted to share with what colleague, friend or co-worker. There are a hundreds of ways to "do church" and even more do ways to "do Christmas." There is something here for everyone. There I things I want to try at work (already planning out how to get people to share their best unexpected gift story), things I want to get the pastor at my home church to try, things I want to suggest to friends doing a church plant, a nod to Advent ... list goes on.

Like so much of what the Center for Church Communication produces, this book is for than just people with "communications" in their job title. There are great things for pastors, worship leaders, hospitality teams -- nearly anyone who will be involved in one of the biggest church days. Each section is just a few pages long. Nothing is theoretical. Everything is "here's how we did it" written by the people who did it. No one will find everything helpful. It's not that kind of book. Some ideas are obviously for large churches, others would be perfect for small churches. The ideas also address a wide range of goals: inviting and welcoming guests, serving the community, involving members in a deeper experience, shaking things up, to tradition.

But this book. You'll find ideas, inspiration and my personal favorite -- a timeline. But mostly you'll get a reminder you are not in this alone.

I work with quite a few different small churches, managing their web sites and social media, and I know how stressful and chaotic it can be trying to organize and communicate all of the various Christmas activities, programs, and outreaches. After reading a review copy of this book, I have purchased it for all of my church clients. This is a practical, hands-on guide for not only surviving the Christmas crush of communications, but thriving in it and knowing exactly what to do. This is not just for "Church communicators" but for anyone involved in the ministry of the church focusing on Christmas.